Last Friday in this space I urged you to take responsibility for being inspired by looking to things that inspire you as a source.
Today I urge you to take that one step further.
Make it one of your ongoing leadership activities to collect … [Continue reading]

Some weeks in my mostly-regular Friday Inspiration post I give you something speciifc to think about, or links to something inspirational.
Today is different.
Today I urge you to look inside yourself.
Think about something that inspires … [Continue reading]

Last night I heard a report on NBC Nightly News, quoting the newly announced C.E.O. of GM (and former CEO of AT&T), Edward E Whitacre, Jr. as saying "'I don't know anything about cars.' He went on to say, however, 'A business is a business,' in … [Continue reading]

We are all defined by our habits, and as leaders this may be even more true. Because others are watching us so closely (more closely than we likely realize), the habits we employ impact not only our performance, but the performance of those we … [Continue reading]

When I was visiting Law School's this past fall during the midst of the economic meltdown, I saw how two Law School Dean's reacted to their potential new law students firing questions at them. Both of the Dean's leadership skills were evident from … [Continue reading]